Filmed during World War II, this film was intended to be a propaganda piece for the U.S. government. Seargant Joe Gunn (Bogart) leads an abandoned tank unit after the fall of Tobruk in North Africa. The tanks picks up British, French, South African, and Sudanese soldiers along the way, becoming a microcosm of the Allied troops. The group works together to defeat a much larger German force that wants the same water well that they have. The film portrays all of the images that the U.S. deemed important for the American people see in regards to the war.
| Release Date: | Oct 1943 |
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| Genre: | Action / Drama / War |
| Awards: | Nominated for 3 Oscars. |
| Cast: | Humphrey Bogart (Sgt. Joe Gunn), Bruce Bennett (Waco Hoyt), J. Carrol Naish (Giuseppe), Lloyd Bridges (Fred Clarkson), Rex Ingram (Sgt. Major Tambul), Richard Nugent (Capt. Jason Halliday), Dan Duryea (Jimmy Doyle), Carl Harbord (Marty Williams), Patrick O'Moore (Osmond 'Ozzie' Bates), Louis Mercier (Jean Leroux, 'Frenchie' (as...), Guy Kingsford (Peter Stegman), Kurt Kreuger (Capt. von Schletow (as Kurt Krueger)), John Wengraf (Maj. Von Falken), Louis Adlon (Soldier (uncredited)), Niels Bagge (German Private (uncredited)), Walter Bonn (Soldier (uncredited)), Frederic Brunn (German Private (uncredited)), Bill Carter (Undetermined Role (uncredited)), Leslie Denison (British Soldier (uncredited)), Michael Dyne (British Soldier (uncredited)), Carl Ekberg (Sniper (uncredited)), Jack Gardner (British Soldier (uncredited)), Vilmos Gyimes (Sergeant (uncredited)), Leyland Hodgson (British Officer (uncredited)), Frank Lackteen (Sheik Ali, Arab guide for the German...), Peter Lawford (British Soldier (uncredited)), Nelson Leigh (British Soldier (uncredited)), Anthony Marsh (Soldier (uncredited)), John Meredith (Soldier (uncredited)), George N. Neise (British Sergeant (uncredited)), Otto Reichow (German Captain (uncredited)), Henry Rowland (German prisoner (killed by Sgt....), John Royce (Soldier (uncredited)), Hans Schumm (Sgt. Krause (German prisoner who...), Robert R. Stephenson (German Soldier (uncredited)), Walter Thiele (Sniper (uncredited)), Frederick Worlock (Radio newscaster (voice) (uncredited)) |